Faroe Islands vs Maharashtra: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Faroe Islands
- Maharashtra
How they compare
Maharashtra currently reports 13.55 Percentage change against 3.37 Percentage change in Faroe Islands, a difference of 10.18 Percentage change.
That makes Maharashtra's figure about 4.0 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maharashtra ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 19th and Maharashtra ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Maharashtra in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Maharashtra | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.26 Percentage change | 8.02 Percentage change | 9.29 Percentage change | Maharashtra |
| 1960s | 0.1196 Percentage change | 0.2361 Percentage change | 0.1164 Percentage change | Maharashtra |
| 1970s | -0.4156 Percentage change | 1.53 Percentage change | 1.94 Percentage change | Maharashtra |
| 1980s | 0.9195 Percentage change | -3.25 Percentage change | 4.17 Percentage change | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 0.8029 Percentage change | 2.59 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | Maharashtra |
| 2000s | -1.12 Percentage change | -0.473 Percentage change | 0.6513 Percentage change | Maharashtra |
| 2010s | -0.1646 Percentage change | -0.1514 Percentage change | 0.0132 Percentage change | Maharashtra |
| 2020s | -1.18 Percentage change | 6.73 Percentage change | 7.91 Percentage change | Maharashtra |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Faroe Islands or Maharashtra?
- Maharashtra, at 13.55 Percentage change against 3.37 Percentage change in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Faroe Islands and Maharashtra?
- 10.18 Percentage change, with Maharashtra ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Maharashtra?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Maharashtra rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Faroe Islands ranks 19th and Maharashtra ranks 18th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer (0 to 7 cm) compared to the reference period 1981-2010. Exposure indicators to drought have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 1981-2024 and is the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources, including the ERA5-Land averaged monthly data of volumetric soil moisture and ESA CCI land cover data. Average anomalies have been calculated for both land and cropland exposure to drought. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Copernicus Climate Data Store monthly soil moisture data based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org